Council Joint Action 98/428/JHA

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Council Joint Action 98/428/JHA is a European Union legal instrument adopted under the Justice and Home Affairs pillar to strengthen judicial cooperation in criminal matters, notably by establishing and organizing the European Judicial Network.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU joint action
EU legal act
measure under the former third pillar of the EU
adoptedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
adoptionProcedure intergovernmental cooperation under the third pillar
aimsTo facilitate the execution of requests for mutual legal assistance
improve coordination between competent judicial authorities
improve direct contacts between judicial authorities
improve practical application of existing instruments on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
appliesTo EU Member States NERFINISHED
concerns cooperation between judicial authorities in criminal proceedings
exchange of practical information on judicial cooperation
cooperationField criminal justice
cross-border crime
mutual legal assistance
coordinationMechanism European Judicial Network contact points
creates European Judicial Network NERFINISHED
establishesRoleFor contact points in each Member State
facilitates contacts between competent authorities in Member States
execution of letters rogatory and other requests for assistance
geographicalScope territory of the EU Member States
implementationRequires administrative measures by Member States to set up contact points
instrumentType binding act for Member States
languageRegime drawn up in the official languages of the European Union
legalBasis Treaty on European Union
legalEffect obliges Member States to participate in the European Judicial Network
legalNature intergovernmental act under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union
linkedInstitution Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
European Judicial Network contact points in Member States NERFINISHED
networkType judicial cooperation network
objective to make judicial cooperation more efficient and rapid
to support the fight against serious crime through better judicial cooperation
partOf pre-Lisbon third pillar acquis on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
policyArea Justice and Home Affairs NERFINISHED
judicial cooperation in criminal matters
purpose to establish the European Judicial Network
to organize the functioning of the European Judicial Network
to strengthen judicial cooperation in criminal matters between EU Member States
relatedTo EU criminal law cooperation instruments
European Judicial Network NERFINISHED
mutual assistance in criminal matters between Member States
requires designation of national contact points for the European Judicial Network
subjectMatter exchange of information between judicial authorities
facilitation of judicial cooperation between Member States
mutual legal assistance in criminal matters

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European Judicial Network establishedBy Council Joint Action 98/428/JHA
this entity surface form: Council Joint Action 98/428/JHA of 29 June 1998
European Judicial Network hasLegalBasis Council Joint Action 98/428/JHA